Amma Twum-Amoah (Ghana) was elected as Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) department. She is the former Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Djibouti, Eritrea ...

Prior to the appointment, Mwangangi worked at Amref Health Africa as the Senior Director for Health Systems Strengthening. There, she was responsible for enhancing health security investments and ...

In response to an alarming 70% expected decline in external health aid to Africa between 2021 and 2025, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has unveiled a far-reaching ...

In August last year, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of continental security. Shortly afterward, the World Health Organization designated the viral disease as a ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says it has inaugurated a comprehensive strategy aimed at transforming health financing in Africa. The Director-General of Africa ...

The Ministry of Health has settled on Dr Mercy Mwangangi as the first chief executive officer for the Social Health Authority (SHA). Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale (pictured) announced Mercy ...

Before her appointment, Mwangangi served as the Senior Health Systems Strengthening Director at AMREF Health Africa, where she led major health financing and security initiatives across the continent.

Africa’s top public health institution is planning to tap more funds from domestic sources to protect the gains made over the past two decades in epidemic preparedness and response, following a steep ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when ...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Ceva Santé Animale (Ceva) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an Animal Health Innovation Hub for Africa at ILRI’s ...

The success of SHIF will depend not only on domestic reforms, but also on learning from countries - both within and outside Africa - that have successfully navigated this path. Models from Rwanda, ...

There are numerous ways a person can improve gut health naturally, such as taking probiotics, eating fermented foods, and consuming prebiotic fiber. Gut health refers to the balance of ...